Scholz and Macron convene for 'strategic' retreat in Hamburg
Chancellor Olaf Scholz welcomed President Emmanuel Macron to discuss the deepening of Franco-German ties with the aim of making Europe a "geostrategic, military and technological power." Scholz and Macron convene for 'strategic' retreat in Hamburg Chancellor Olaf Scholz welcomed President Emmanuel Macron to discuss the deepening of Franco-German ties with the aim of making Europe a "geostrategic, military and technological power." German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday welcomed his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron for a two-day Cabinet retreat in which the two will seek ways to re-energize slumbering Franco-German ties. Macron arrived in Hamburg where the two toured an Airbus facility — Airbus is considered a French-German success story with production facilities across the EU — before embarking on a private boat cruise that allowed the two men several hours of one-on-one conversation. Franco-German ties 'more important than ever' ...